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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
2
The article notes summer begins June 21 at 3 33 p m EST and reflects on the beauty of summer words. It urges care in summer activities like driving trips boating and swimming, stressing safety and thoughtful enjoyment.
Leveda Smith, a 1965 Delphi High School graduate and Indiana University sophomore, travels with college students pursuing entertainment. She describes a Durango arrival, a Strater Hotel stay, a mountain train to Silverton, meetings with the San Juan and Silver Dollar Players, rehearsals, rooming challenges, and a roving radio interview during a lively summer with performances and tourism in Colorado.
Marriage licenses issued list four couples. Oscar F. Metz 56 of Kokomo and Patricia L. Metz 36 of Burlington. Greg Carson Bogan 22 of Hobart and Marcia Lynn Meek 21 of Flora Route 1. John D. Reppert 19 and Brenda E. Compton 22 of Camden Route 1. Jack Dean Maxwell 20 of Delphi Route 1 and Elizabeth Ann Robinson 19 of Delphi Route 4.
Rita Clawson was elected president of the C.Y.O. at a meeting held June 2 at St. Joseph’s School. Other officers include Dick Lehe as vice president, Mary Guckien as secretary, and Carol Albregts as treasurer. Field Day plans were set for June 26 at Central Catholic High School in Lafayette.
A collage of brief notes from 1868 1916 and 1946 items include a Cleveland hen for sale a discussion of paper money value and local notices. Reports cover a church festival a shooting incident a newborns births weddings and community events with names like Drompp Ottinger Shaffer Maxwell Packard Weaver and Reed Weaver.
A Senate speech argues against US food and economic aid to Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser. It claims Nasser uses aid to fund an army and pressures the US, calling for restrictions and proposed amendments to the foreign aid bill. The note invites taxpayers to request copies of the restriction plan.
A historical account recalls cholera outbreaks in Indiana from 1830 onward, detailing rapid deaths, mass migrations, and overwhelmed towns like Madison, Greensburg, Indianapolis, and Bloomington. It notes the lack of hospitals, primitive medical practices, and public fear driving people to flee without effective remedies.
In 1840 the Seven Mile strip in what is now Howard County housed a raucous Carroll County election for Justice of the Peace. Voters gathered at Captain John Harrison's cabin near Barnett's grocery, with 12 imbibing too freely as both candidates each claimed 14 sober votes. The deciding ballot was cast the next spring by Captain Harrison, who had abstained.
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